Category: School Matters

August Bank Holiday – for many, the last holiday before the autumn and winter set in. The last break before Christmas. The time to get down to the beach put a knotted hanky on your head and be British! What’s not to like? For those folks who are not in education, that long week-end at the end of August […]

Celebrating Christmas in School can be a minefield! Here are a great deal of questions for schools to consider. Christmas plays How much time is given to rehearsing for that annual celebration of the Christmas play? Some schools are moving away from the traditional nativity whilst others are too large to get the whole school in the hall so are arranging […]

Many mission statements and visions contain something about an ‘Open Door’ approach but just how welcoming is your school? Signage Often the first message about a school is seen a few miles away as people approach it either by car or foot. Can it be seen from whichever mode of transport people are using? Is it clear to someone […]

As educators, we often think of ‘Back to School’ in terms of how it affects us. Yes there will be an extra consideration for those children going to school for the first time but have you ever thought about the trauma that many households go through every September until the children have left college? In the hilarious post ‘The 9 Traumatic Steps‘, […]

The other day when I was doing my shopping in Tesco, I came across a group of primary children being encouraged to taste herbs. They were then moved along to bananas and later I could hear the assistant talking about potatoes! I was intrigued and noticed ‘Farm to Fork Trail’ on the back of one of the high-vis tops the […]

So the DfE wants governing bodies to be run in a business like manner. I see nothing wrong in that providing they are successful businesses that have the best interest of their clients and workforce at their heart. Of course, most board members will either be head hunted or paid enormous salaries to bring their expertise to the table. Now, […]